The R12500 (single-family residential) zone is intended to accommodate new residential development within the city. This designation is designed to minimize the costs of extending and expanding public services. It is a planned, logical accommodation of projected growth intended to serve areas suitable for development and to avoid unsuitable areas.

(Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)

Any use permitted by Section 17.16.020 of this title upon the same terms and conditions as set forth in that section, is a permitted use in a R12500 zone.

(Ord. 595 § 23, 2005: Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)

Any use permitted by GBMC Section 17.16.030 upon the same terms and conditions as set forth in that section is permitted as a conditional use in a R12500 zone

(Ord. 562 § 4, 2002: Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)

(Ord. No. 757, § IV, 6-21-2022)

Lot area for each single-family dwelling shall be a minimum of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet. Dwellings served by on-site septic systems, shall only be allowed to be developed in accordance with Snohomish County Health District and Department of Ecology requirements.

(Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)

(Ord. No. 757, § IV, 6-21-2022)

Lot width shall not be less than seventy-five (75) feet in width, except:

A.

Front lot lines bordering a cul de sac shall be no less than forty (40) feet in width.

(Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)

The minimum yard requirement for the zone shall be as outlined in Section 17.16.060.

(Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)

Building height shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet maximum.

(Ord. 548 § 1 (part), 2001; Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)

The total building area of all buildings shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of the lot area.

(Ord. 543 § 1 (part), 2001)